1
[ adjective ] abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing

Examples

"too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes

Related terms

pretentious

2
[ adjective ] concise and full of meaning

Synonyms

pithy

Examples

"welcomed her pithy comments" "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen

Related terms

concise

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